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Two Generations, One Mission
November 20, 2024 — At Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), service runs deep, not just in the daily operations, but within the workforce. Craig Randle Sr. and his son, Craig Randle Jr., are part of a unique subset at TRFB, the subset of generational family members who work at the facility, contributing to the maintenance of the U.S. Navy’s SSBNs... MORE

Craig Randle Sr. (right) and Craig Randle Jr. (left) stand inside the rigging shop at TRFB.

TRFB selects new QA director
October 18, 2024 — Lyndee Cowan took over as the Quality Assurance (QA) director, Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), in August, 2024... MORE

Suicide is preventable
October 18, 2024 — Suicide is a serious issue that affects communities across the world, and the military is no exception. Each year, Suicide Awareness Month serves as a critical reminder of the mental health struggles faced by service members and veterans. According to the Department of Defense (DoD), suicide rates within the military community have steadily risen over the past decade, with the most recent data showing that more than 500 service members died by suicide in 2022 alone... MORE

Lt. Amy Strickman, a psychologist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, discusses mental health resiliency with a sailor.

APFIT Director Tours TRFB: Looks at new technologies the command is piloting
October 18, 2024 — The Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) Program Manager, Mr. Devin Bohanan, visited Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), on July 26... MORE

APFIT Program Manager, Mr. Devin Bohanan, receives a tour of TRFB from U.S. Navy Capt. Michael Eberlein, commanding officer, TRFB.

NAVSEA CMC Visits TRF Bangor
August 30, 2024 — Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Command Master Chief (CMC) Blake Schimmel traveled to Trident Refit Facility Bangor (TRFB) last week to tour facilities, meet Sailors and receive a command brief by TRFB’s leadership team... MORE

Master Chief Blake G. Schimmel, command master chief, Naval Sea Systems Command, speaks with Sailors at Trident Refit Facility, Bangor, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Lonnie Collier)

TRFB Teams up with Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
August 23, 2024 — Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) is just one of many integral elements that make up the well-oiled machine that is the United States Navy. These smaller elements are what makes the Navy reach its overarching goal of defending America. Like many machines, the smaller parts must work in tandem in order to accomplish a goal. When assistance is needed from one part within the U.S. Navy, another answers the call... MORE

Trident Refit Facility, Bangor’s shipwrights pose for a photo in the dry dock at TRFB. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Sarah Christoph.

Join the team: WRC plans upcoming events for TRFB
May 31, 2024 — SILVERDALE, Wash. – Trident Refit Facility, Bangor’s (TRFB) mission is powered by a dynamic workforce of nearly 2,000 individuals, each contributing unique skillsets and unwavering dedication to ensuring the nation’s Ohio-Class SSBN submarine fleet is maintained on schedule. Recognizing the pivotal role of welfare in fostering a healthy and engaged workforce, TRFB’s Welfare and Recreation Committee (WRC) stands as a cornerstone for boosting morale and supporting the command’s goal of making TRFB the most desirable place to work... MORE

Members of the TRFB WRC sell pizza to raise funds.

TRFB's first cold spray success
April 8, 2024 — Welding, electroplating, and epoxy repairs are all effective and proven methods used in-house at Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) to incrementally repair and overhaul some of the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile submarines. The use of these methods have been proven to be effective, and are all accomplished while under stringent maintenance schedules, providing the U.S. with resilient and well-maintained submarines. But what happens when these methods are not ideal to use during a repair process? A group of forward-thinking individuals at TRFB banded together to establish an effective, new procedure to add to TRFB’s ever-growing tool belt: An internal cold spray process... MORE

Surge Maintenance Hull Maintenance Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class Gerardo Vasquez, left, tries out for the first time.

TRFB Sailor prepares to become an Army aviator
March 5, 2024 — With both parents being U.S. Navy veterans, the Navy ethos have always been a part of Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Nicholas Goldschmidt’s life. Accustomed to the frequent relocations inherent in military life, he learned early on to embrace change, connect with new faces, and thrive in different environments. The influence of his parents’ naval careers led him on a similar path shortly after graduating from high school... MORE

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flown by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Rick Dean, assigned to U.S. Army Aviation Battalion–Japan, is sprayed with water after Dean's final flight at Camp Zama's Kastner Airfield in Japan, Dec. 1, 2023. Dean served 26 years in the Army, much of them as a helicopter pilot. (Photo Credit: Esther Dacanay, U.S. Army Japan Public Affairs)

TRFB civilian made honorary submariner
February 8, 2024 — When Trident Refit Facility, Bangor, team member Eon Carter-Tripp, a day shift work lead for Repair Department, checked aboard ballistic missile submarine, USS Alabama (SSBN 731), he had only anticipated a 3-day underway. That three days quickly became 10... MORE

TRFB team member Eon Carter-Tripp, a day shift work lead in repair Department, poses for a photo at TRFB.

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